Hotpoint AQM8L 29 I, Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

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WARNING:

 before you use the washer dryer for the first 

time, run a wash cycle with detergent and no laundry, using 
the 90° cottons cycle without pre-wash.

1. 

SWITCH THE MACHINE ON.

 Press the   button. 

All the indicator lights will illuminate for 1 second; the 
indicator light corresponding to the   button will then 
remain lit in a fixed manner and the START/PAUSE 
indicator light will flash slowly.

2. 

LOAD THE LAUNDRY

. Open the porthole door. 

Load the laundry, making sure you do not exceed the 
maximum load value indicated in the table of wash 
cycles on the following page.

3. 

MEASURE OUT THE DETERGENT.

 Pull out the 

detergent dispenser drawer and pour the detergent into 
the relevant compartments as described in 

“Description 

of the machine”.

4. 

CLOSE THE PORTHOLE DOOR.

5. 

SELECT THE PROGRAMME.

Turn the WASH CYCLE 

SELECTOR KNOB right or left, until you have selected 
the desired wash cycle. A temperature and spin speed 
is set for each wash cycle; these may be adjusted.

6. 

CUSTOMISE THE WASH CYCLE. 

Use the relevant 

buttons on the control panel:

Modify the temperature.

  The machine automatically displays the maximum 

temperature values set for the selected cycle, or the 
most recently-used settings if they are compatible with 
the selected cycle. The temperature can be decreased 
by pressing the 

 button, until the cold wash “ “ 

setting is reached. If these buttons are pressed again, 
the maximum values are restored. 

!

Exception: if the “

Cotton

” programme is selected, the 

temperature can be increased up to a value of 90°C.

Setting the drying cycle

The first time the button is pressed, the machine will 
automatically select the maximum drying cycle which is 
compatible with the selected wash cycle. Subsequent 
presses will decrease the drying level and then the 
drying time, until the cycle is excluded completely (

). 

If these buttons are pressed again, the maximum values 
are restored.

  Two types of drying may be selected: 

A

 - Based on a set time period: between 

60

’ and 

180

’.

B

 - Based on the how damp the clothes are once they 

have been dried:

Iron dry

: slightly damp clothes, easy to iron.

Cupboard dry

: suitable for laundry which can be put 

back in a cupboard without being ironed.

  If your laundry load to be washed and dried is much 

greater than the maximum stated load 

(see below 

table)

, perform the wash cycle, and when the cycle 

is complete, divide the garments into groups and put 
some of them back in the drum. At this point, follow the 
instructions provided for a “

Drying only

” cycle. Repeat 

this procedure for the remainder of the load. 

N.B: 

a cooling-down period is always added to the end 

of each drying cycle. 

Drying only

Use the cycle selector knob to select a drying cycle

(

- -

) in accordance with the type of fabric. The 

desired drying level or time may also be set using the 
DRYING button 

.

Set a DELAY TIMER.

  To set the “delay timer” option for the program you have 

selected, press the button until the indicator light for the 

desired delay time is illuminated. 

The sixth time the button is pressed, the function will be 

disabled. 

N.B.: 

once the START/PAUSE button is pressed the 

“delay timer” indicator light will flash  

(the time delay value may only be changed by 

decreasing the time).

Modify the cycle settings.

  Press the OPTION buttons to customise the wash cycle 

in accordance with your own requirements.

  • Press the button to activate the option; the 

corresponding indicator light will switch on.

  • Press the button again to disable the option; the 

indicator light will switch off.

!

 If the selected option is not compatible with the 

selected wash cycle, this incompatibility will be signalled 
by the flashing of the indicator light; the option will not 
be activated.

Running a wash cycle

Table of drying times 

(guideline values)

The information contained in the table is purely indicative.

Fabric 
type

Load type

Max. 
load (kg)

Cupboard 
dry

Iron 
dry

Cotton

Clothing of diffe-
rent sizes, Terry 
towels

6

200

150

Synthetics

Sheets, Shirts, Py-
jamas, socks, etc.

4

140

120

Wool

Knitwear, Pullo-
vers. etc.

1.5

160

130